Creative Director, Art/Design

The opportunity

Join Adobe Studio, our in-house creative agency that develops everything from award-winning advertising and marketing campaigns to inspiring feature films, documentaries, and scroll-stopping social media content.

Contribute your organizational and communication skills to our diverse, talented team of dreamers, doers, and brand builders.

What you’ll do

• Guide the creative process for a category, setting the concept, theme, or artistic direction for campaigns, products, or brand initiatives. Ensure all creative elements align with brand goals and audience.
• Maintain product expertise and ability to create new original assets and guide agency partners in doing the same.
• Lead the Creative Architecture, Brand Architecture or visual Expression to ensure art assets are on brand.
• Play a crucial role in driving creative vision, managing project execution, and delivering high-quality work in partnership with internal stakeholders and external agencies.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, acting as primary point of contact. Ensure their contributions align with the overall creative direction.
• Interpret creative briefs and set the strategic direction for internal teams and external agencies.
• Develop high-level ideas that are the foundation for creative projects and that resonate with the brand and target audience.
• Safeguard brand identity by ensuring all creative outputs align with brand guidelines and have a cohesive look and feel.
• Actively collaborate with business units, Campaign, and cross-functional marketing teams to support project goals. Align on strategy and creative direction.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, technological advancements, and design innovations so the brand’s creative work is relevant and engaging.
• Act as a mentor and motivator. Create an encouraging team environment with an open and positive attitude.
• Represent the organization in conferences, blogs, and design competitions to promote its mission and goals.

What you need to succeed

• 8+ years' experience in related roles, with 1–2 years in a lead or management position.
• Expertise in leading creative projects and initiatives from concept through execution across disciplines (web, print, interactive, etc.).
• Experience playing a significant role in the development and delivery of new technology or major innovations.
• Problem-solving skills to propose effective solutions.
• Ability to explain design decision rationales to a broad audience.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment, anticipate issues, and think big-picture.
• A positive, results-oriented outlook.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $110,400 -- $234,100 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

Colorado:

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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.